B.Des. in applied AI

Foundation studies: 25 hours

• FOUN 110 Design: Thinking and Process
• FOUN 111 Sketching and Drawing
• FOUN 112 Color in Context
• FOUN 113 Creative Collaboration Lab
• FOUN 251 Time Based Design: Story, Sound, and Movement

General education: 50 hours

• BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
• ENGL 142 Foundations of Story
• PSYC 126 A Psychology of Self
• DIGI 130 Digital Communication
• MATH 140 The Geometry of Physical Space
• IDUS 215 Contextual Research Methods
• MATH 204 Algorithm Design and Analysis
• DIGI 230 Ethics of Emerging Technology
• PRO 240 Story of Human Innovation
• BUSI 355 Entrepreneurship Studio

Major curriculum: 80 hours

• AI 101 Survey of AI Applications
• AI 180 Creative Cognition Lab
• AI 200 Intelligence in Context
• AI 201 Creative Computing with AI
• GAME 220 Core Principles: Programming
• AI 295 Action Lab
• AI 301 Agentic Design
• AI 330 Human in the Loop
• AI 360 Systems Design
• AI 395 Studio X: Story, Space, Simulation¹
• AI 410 Applied AI Studio I
• AI 420 Applied AI Studio II
• AI 430 Applied AI Studio III

• Select one of the following:

• AI 479 Undergraduate Internship
• 500-level SCADpro elective
• 500-level GOOD Elective
• Creative Convergence Requirement²

Creative Convergence: 25 hours**

Total course of study: 180 hours

¹ Students will take AI 395 three times during the program for a total of 15 credits.
² Applied AI majors enhance their career preparation with a complementary SCAD minor — adding depth, versatility, and a competitive edge. Browse minors.